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About Balchidi Village

Balchidi is a mid sized village in Biaora tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 592 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.33 hectares hectares.

Balchidi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balchidi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Biaora
Area (hectares) 458.33 hectares
Population 1,174
Male Population 592
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balchidi compares

By the 2011 count Balchidi is the 59th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 458.33 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Balchidi

Balchidi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balchidi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balchidi from other places

Balchidi lies about 23 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kachnaria, about 2.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balchidi
Nearest railway station Kachnaria 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Biaora 8.1 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 23 km

Villages closest to Balchidi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biaora tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balchidi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balchidi village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 59th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Balchidi village has 592 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balchidi has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Balchidi covers 458.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balchidi falls under Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balchidi is Kachnaria, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balchidi.

Balchidi is about 23 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balchidi is in Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district. Kachnaria is about 2.8 km away. Biaora is about 8.1 km away. Rajgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdiya Khedi (under 2 km), Kachnaria (2.4 km) and Peepal Heda (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balchidi today is likely to be higher.

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